vague de froid

\vaɡ də fʁwa\

/\vaɡ də fʁwa\/ noun

The verdict

“vague de froid” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Épisode météorologique durant lequel la température est inhabituellement basse.

Key facts for vague de froid
PropertyValue
Headwordvague de froid
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vaɡ də fʁwa\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vague de froid” sits in French frequency

vague de froid falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vague de froid is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vaɡ də fʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épisode météorologique durant lequel la température est inhabituellement basse.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vague de froid, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is vague de froid, spelled V-A-G-U-E- -D-E- -F-R-O-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Épisode météorologique durant lequel la température est inhabituellement basse.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vague de froid"?
"vague de froid" is spelled V-A-G-U-E- -D-E- -F-R-O-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is \vaɡ də fʁwa\.
What does "vague de froid" mean?
As a noun, "vague de froid" means: Épisode météorologique durant lequel la température est inhabituellement basse.
How do you pronounce "vague de froid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vague de froid" is \vaɡ də fʁwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vague de froid" come from?
"vague de froid" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “vague de froid”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-A-G-U-E- -D-E- -F-R-O-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vaɡ də fʁwa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list